carbon cycle processes

Question 1

what is the equation for photosynthesis?

Answer 1

carbon dioxide + water = glucose + oxygen

Question 2

what is the equation for respiration?

Answer 2

glucose + oxygen = carbon dioxide + water

Question 3

what is decomposition?

Answer 3

physical, biological and chemical mechanisms that transfer matter into increasingly stable forms. carried out by decomposers who break down cells and tissues in dead organisms

Question 4

what is combustion?

Answer 4

when organ material is burned in the presence of oxygen to give off co2, water and energy

Question 5

what is burial and compaction?

Answer 5

decomposed plants and animals buried and layers of organic matter have been compressed to form carbon rich oil, coal and gas hydrocarbons

Question 6

what is carbon sequestration?

Answer 6

the uptake and storage of carbon e.g. trees and plants absorb co2, release o2 and store carbon